Abbreviations
Suffixes
Prefixes
Roots
Anatomy
100

STD

What is "sexually transmitted disease?"

100

-ia means

What is "condition?"
100

The prefix in the word hydrolysis means...

What is water?

100

nephro/o and ren both mean

What is kidney

100

The name of the pouch where urine is held BEFORE being released

What is bladder?

200

UA

What is "urinalysis?"

200

-tripsy means

what is "to crush?"
200

Polyurea is a word that means "too much urine." However, the prefix means something else.

What is many?

200

Nitr/o means...

What is nitrogen?

200

These are the TWO organs responsible for filtering waste out of the blood.

What are "kidneys"

300
UTI

What is "urinary tract infection?"

300

-al, -ary, -ate, -ical all mean

What is "pertaining to?"

300
The definition of the prefix in peristalsis.

What is around?

300

filtr means

What is filter?

300

These are the very small filtering units inside of each kidney. There are over 1 million of these in each kidney.

Nephrons

400

ESRD

What is "end stage renal failure?"

400

erythropoietin is a word where the suffix means

What is "the maker?"

400
The definition of the prefix in transmembrane

What is "across"

400

A urologist is someone who specializes in

What is "the urinary system?"

400

Named after the scientist who discovered it, this loop is where a large amount of water reabsorption occurs.

What is the "Loop of Henle"

500

KUB

What is "kidney, ureter, and bladder"

500

The word paralyzer has a suffix that means

What is "separator?"

500

This prefix means "backward"

What is retro?

500

The root mictur means

What is "pass urine?"

500
Starting with the letter "G," this word translates to ball of yarn and is where filtrate is "squeezed" out of the blood.

What is glomerulus?